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>>do it, for america. if you have an opinion, you better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> every season has its. >> own phrase. this season's fiscal cliff. how real is the threat? while tests before congress, been bernanke warned of the con sequences of such a fall. >> a severe tightening of fiscal policy at the beginning of next year built into current law, the so-called fiscal cliff would, if allowed to occur, pose a significant threat to the recovery. uncertainty could, itself undermine business and. >> the fiscal cliff is the combination of several policies all set to go into motion at the end of the year. among other serious, the expiration of the bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, meaning an income in income tax brackets and sec westration of over $1 trillion in 10 years starting with 86 billion in 2013. the results of last year's negotiations allowed us to raise the debt ceiling type of what
>>do it, for america. if you have an opinion, you better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> every season has its. >> own phrase. this season's fiscal cliff. how real is the threat? while tests before congress, been bernanke warned of the con sequences of such a fall. >> a severe tightening...
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again, north america is the only continent where we do not have widespread vehicles off of the assembly line. there is still a ton of people out there who honestly believe cars or trucks are more likely to burst into flames in a trucker crashed. >> this was all part of a next- generation energy forum. watch their conversations online at the c-span video library. >> also on thursday, president obama called on congress again to extend a low interest rates on student loans. current rates are set to
again, north america is the only continent where we do not have widespread vehicles off of the assembly line. there is still a ton of people out there who honestly believe cars or trucks are more likely to burst into flames in a trucker crashed. >> this was all part of a next- generation energy forum. watch their conversations online at the c-span video library. >> also on thursday, president obama called on congress again to extend a low interest rates on student loans. current...
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and by doing that to enable america to have a true -- with their government is, at least in part, and has become. the second reason i did it was, when my case became very public and there were hearings and all sorts of news articles, in fact there were so many news articles i started to collect them and my folder my computer thinking this wouldn't last long and might as well save all the articles i'm in. it came almost a ritual every morning that i would go and get all the articles from the internet and put them in a folder. by the time i went to prison there were over 10,000 different articles about me and yet because i didn't speak and i didn't give really a window into my life, i had become kind of an evil cartoon, and it didn't help wearing a hat coming out of my plea in court, but i had become kind of a fill in. i wanted to show people, i i am not an evil person. i'm a regular person. i did things that were wrong but i don't have a tail or horns and i grew up like everybody else. maybe not like everybody else but kids, the wife and i the family and i felt was important to at leas
and by doing that to enable america to have a true -- with their government is, at least in part, and has become. the second reason i did it was, when my case became very public and there were hearings and all sorts of news articles, in fact there were so many news articles i started to collect them and my folder my computer thinking this wouldn't last long and might as well save all the articles i'm in. it came almost a ritual every morning that i would go and get all the articles from the...
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grover norquist is one smart cookie, but he is the most powerful man in america right now. how does that sound to you that grover norquist of the americans for taxpayers reform or whatever it is the most powerful man in america because he had 95% of the sitting members of my party pledging never to raise a single penny of tax without a commensurate cut in spending. and so we said here's one for you, grover, babe. we're taking the tax expenditures and getting rid of 180 plus of them and taking $100 billion to reduce the debt, and the other trillion to give the lower tax base. and what can he do to you? he can't murder you, can't burn your house down. the only thing he can do is defeat you for re-election or put some dud into your primary to take you out. and if that means more to you than your country and extremity you shouldn't even be in congress. >> and that will be the last word. gentlemen, thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> oh my goodness. >> jay, that was fun. got to get out of here. >> saturday on "washington journal," a discussion about bipartisan efforts in th
grover norquist is one smart cookie, but he is the most powerful man in america right now. how does that sound to you that grover norquist of the americans for taxpayers reform or whatever it is the most powerful man in america because he had 95% of the sitting members of my party pledging never to raise a single penny of tax without a commensurate cut in spending. and so we said here's one for you, grover, babe. we're taking the tax expenditures and getting rid of 180 plus of them and taking...
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these are the small businesses of america, and all across the nation they're getting ready for their day. hundreds of thousands of small businesses are preparing for november 24, a day to open doors, and welcome the millions of customers who will turn out to shop small. small business saturday. visit shopsmall.com and get ready. because your day is coming. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! syou know, i've helped alot ofof people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep.
these are the small businesses of america, and all across the nation they're getting ready for their day. hundreds of thousands of small businesses are preparing for november 24, a day to open doors, and welcome the millions of customers who will turn out to shop small. small business saturday. visit shopsmall.com and get ready. because your day is coming. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all...
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is that not dividing america? >> well, it's all well and good to say let's steer clear of that dr trap once he's fallen to the bottom of the hole. i was up on the hill and saw paul ryan and the others there. i think for all the rhetoric, i think they are becoming to come to terms with reality here. i mean, paul ryan did sign off on this $800 billion tax increase. no, it's not enough. no, it's not done in the format it will need to be in the end. but they have finally chucked or at least reer toicly this long-time insistence. i think they're saying, okay, we lost the election, we are to get down to reality. they are off the cliff but it's an important concessions. >> that's not bad, after four weeks, a general realization of reality. >> today we heard john sununu echo his candidate's 47% remarks. also there's this editorial from the great ted nugent on how to resolve the fiscal cliff. the nug says, let's stop the insanity by suspending the right to vote of any american who's on welfare. how effectiveç is voter su
is that not dividing america? >> well, it's all well and good to say let's steer clear of that dr trap once he's fallen to the bottom of the hole. i was up on the hill and saw paul ryan and the others there. i think for all the rhetoric, i think they are becoming to come to terms with reality here. i mean, paul ryan did sign off on this $800 billion tax increase. no, it's not enough. no, it's not done in the format it will need to be in the end. but they have finally chucked or at least...
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host: the title of your book is capital punishment, the hard truth about washington corruption from america's most notorious lobbyist. if frank title free frank book. and in this book you detail not only to reflect positively on you including specifics about the lobbying abuses that led to your felony conviction and imprisonment what prompted you to write this book? >> guest: two things. first i thought it was important that i present to the country and to their readers what really happens in washington. i'd gone through quite a journey from the time i was a lobbyist until the time i landed in prison in terms of rethinking the role i was an and the role i was decided when malae was in prison that should take a different approach to this world to do something about it and part of the would-be to talk about it and the kind of things that most people kind of suspect but don't really get to know because they don't get to go behind the doors into the rooms that i was in and hear the conversations that i heard as a lobbyist and enable america to have a true assessment of what the government is at l
host: the title of your book is capital punishment, the hard truth about washington corruption from america's most notorious lobbyist. if frank title free frank book. and in this book you detail not only to reflect positively on you including specifics about the lobbying abuses that led to your felony conviction and imprisonment what prompted you to write this book? >> guest: two things. first i thought it was important that i present to the country and to their readers what really...
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serve in congress, not a short-term team, they made a promise, where i come from thee, the rest of america, separate from washington d.c., a pledge is a pledge, a promise is a promise. we the voters expect them to stick to it. it says, told to people who take pledge it is for while they serve in the offers, in congress. neil: i know what is says, but is it too inflectio inflexible n environment, you say don't do the hike thing. >> i am saying don't make a pledge if you do not intend to keep you it i am saying do not increase taxes, we having a fake fight, raising taxes on such a small percentage, we have roughly $1.4 trillion deficit every year, this is a make fight, the -- fake fight, the real fight is the co of the government. neil: maybe we come they did not come later, he died on the vine because of it. >> a couple things, i appreciate mark thinking that i make my living in washington. i have not lived there in about 12 years, bush was sill to make that pledge, you are silling to make any pledge. i understand where mark is coming center. from. neil: he made a pledge. >> no new taxes. n
serve in congress, not a short-term team, they made a promise, where i come from thee, the rest of america, separate from washington d.c., a pledge is a pledge, a promise is a promise. we the voters expect them to stick to it. it says, told to people who take pledge it is for while they serve in the offers, in congress. neil: i know what is says, but is it too inflectio inflexible n environment, you say don't do the hike thing. >> i am saying don't make a pledge if you do not intend to...
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you had seen all the death and division across america. at one point, lincoln said, it was about proving that democracy is not chaos. in those days, the cost of that group was 600,000 american lives. thank goodness we do not face anything like that. but we face the same challenge. i do not know if there was a mandate that came out of the election, but there was a work order to get to work and do it together and get the job done. i think we can do it. those of us on the left on the progressive side can make a positive contribution. [applause] >> thank you for those remarks. we do have time for questions. questions from the press first. wait for the microphone. >> i would like to know the negotiations in 2011. i was wondering what you think what the president should have drawn from those? >> they really orchestrated this well. we spent an exhausted year going to the possibility. then they put a drag on the table. it was nicely done. each of us were visited and asked what we think. i said, i cannot vote for that. there are six things here tha
you had seen all the death and division across america. at one point, lincoln said, it was about proving that democracy is not chaos. in those days, the cost of that group was 600,000 american lives. thank goodness we do not face anything like that. but we face the same challenge. i do not know if there was a mandate that came out of the election, but there was a work order to get to work and do it together and get the job done. i think we can do it. those of us on the left on the progressive...
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always been about one thing for me, fighting our enemies in a four seamed proxy war and last night america triumphed in the battle of the bulging caves. >> the starting point the fab five, everybody talking about what was an amazing night for the u.s. women's team. routing the russian, really everybody p on the way to the goad medal. >> the u.s. gymnastics team capturing the hearts of country. >> what a great performance by the fab five, you know their names mckayla, kyla, ringo, blitzen and sometimes why. a brilliant performance. why i am just talking about. this let's take a look at the cease and desist letters i've gotten from the olympics telling me i can't use their footage. i'll tell you what. i'll recreate mckayla maroney's fantastic winning vault using this doll and she'll vault over let's see this twinkie on two sticks. there you go. there she goes. here we are. all right. hop -- [cheers and applause] and she nails it. it was something like that except of course the actual gymnasts are smaller than this doll. of course, the athletes are just kids, folks. a perspective not lost on
always been about one thing for me, fighting our enemies in a four seamed proxy war and last night america triumphed in the battle of the bulging caves. >> the starting point the fab five, everybody talking about what was an amazing night for the u.s. women's team. routing the russian, really everybody p on the way to the goad medal. >> the u.s. gymnastics team capturing the hearts of country. >> what a great performance by the fab five, you know their names mckayla, kyla,...
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"how america's leaders lost the guts to make us great." okay, you're shooting right from the hip on this one. what do you mean by "nation of wusses, sir?" >> or leaders are more wusses than our people and one of the reasons they're wusses is they're afraid of the people. they won't tell the people the truth. i'll give an example about our guys. medicare was passed in 1965. the life expectancy, average was 69 years of age. today the life expectancy is 85 years of age. the program was never meant to cover 20 years of life. soc obviously, there have to be changes. >> stephen: we have to make people die earlier. i've been saying that for years! >> a very adept solution. >> stephen: thank you very much. hey, i solve a lot of problems. >> but we're afraid to tell our base. and the republicans are afraid to stand up to this little guy who nobody voted for and who is really the modern day wizard of oz, grover norquist. >> stephen: grover's a friend. grover a a friend now, okay. >> well, the from the prt is my friend and you trashed him. >him. >> s
"how america's leaders lost the guts to make us great." okay, you're shooting right from the hip on this one. what do you mean by "nation of wusses, sir?" >> or leaders are more wusses than our people and one of the reasons they're wusses is they're afraid of the people. they won't tell the people the truth. i'll give an example about our guys. medicare was passed in 1965. the life expectancy, average was 69 years of age. today the life expectancy is 85 years of age....
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our vision is the right one for america. house republicans seem to want to return to an america that predated the new deal, the fair deal, the great society, really a period of time when the robber barons ran this country. the legislation of that the republican controlled house would bring back a world where there are no restraints on wall street banks anders enriching themselves at the expense of everyone else. we tried that. in the 1930s the absence of government regulation and fair rules for competition brought us the great depression. and in 2008 the same theory of government brought us the great recession. it isn't government regulation that caused our economic woes. i chaired hearings in 2008 when i was chairman of the oversight committee on the collapse on wall street and what we found was the absence of cops on the beat, the heart breaking unemployment hurting america's families stems from a philosophy that wall street banks should be allowed to operate free from regulation. even if that means jeopardizing our econom
our vision is the right one for america. house republicans seem to want to return to an america that predated the new deal, the fair deal, the great society, really a period of time when the robber barons ran this country. the legislation of that the republican controlled house would bring back a world where there are no restraints on wall street banks anders enriching themselves at the expense of everyone else. we tried that. in the 1930s the absence of government regulation and fair rules for...
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fortunately america gives a lot of prison time out to people. there are people in prison for longer than i was there with me. it is a crushing experience. they have not only taken you away from your family, your freedoms, and stripped of everything you own. basically become a number and a slave. york for $0.12 an hour. no privacy, not one minute of privacy. you are sharing a house in cubicle. six men lived in that. the overcrowded. a noisy, it's just the most horrible place you could ever be. every minute i was in prison i was praying to god to get me out. thank god, eventually it happened. >> host: looking back, was there a turning point where you went from thinking that everything was okay to realizing that it was very much not okay? >> guest: yes. it was when my firm fired me. up until that point i thought we will fight through this and everything will be okay. i described the meeting in the book. when they came in to see me in that but there were coming to tell me how we're gorgeous around. instead they're for it -- they fired me. that was d
fortunately america gives a lot of prison time out to people. there are people in prison for longer than i was there with me. it is a crushing experience. they have not only taken you away from your family, your freedoms, and stripped of everything you own. basically become a number and a slave. york for $0.12 an hour. no privacy, not one minute of privacy. you are sharing a house in cubicle. six men lived in that. the overcrowded. a noisy, it's just the most horrible place you could ever be....
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and a threat to our credit rating, to our full faith and credit of the united states of america contributes to a paralysis on the part of businesses who want to hire but are not. why would they do such a thing? it is because it is their philosophy. they are the party that makes adam smith look like a keynesian. issez faire. no regulation, no discipline for those who would exploit the system for privatizing the game and nationalizing the risk. in our financial transactions. laissez faire in terms of not wanting initiatives like clean air or clean water, public education, public housing, public health, medicare, medicaid, social security. this is what they believe, no government and bless their hearts, they act upon their beliefs. their beliefs are dangerous to a thriving middle class in our country. we see so much of it coming together. why would they oppose the initiative to create jobs? jobsresident's american act text some people called obstruction. it is obstruction but obstruction is their orthodoxy. they don't believe in the public role. it is not that they're obstructing this way of g
and a threat to our credit rating, to our full faith and credit of the united states of america contributes to a paralysis on the part of businesses who want to hire but are not. why would they do such a thing? it is because it is their philosophy. they are the party that makes adam smith look like a keynesian. issez faire. no regulation, no discipline for those who would exploit the system for privatizing the game and nationalizing the risk. in our financial transactions. laissez faire in...
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our government gave the people of america gave the government to the status quo. we are back to where we started in septmber. the president has a huge do over, and it is his obligation to leave history this. republicans have said we are willing to talk about revenue, but democrats have to be serious on spending. so this idea that anne has the upper hand is exactly why a deal is not been done. the deal as on the teeseven deal is only as good a it is for both parties. the agreement is honored in the breach. the fact of the matter is the president wants to jump off the cliff. he is not taking republicans with him because the republican party is going to stay true to their principles, but we are able to compromise if there is good faith on the other side. gerri: well, an interesting comment today from the spokesman saying obama should target congressional democrats whwant to raise taxes on small business. here's what he had to ay. democrats control -- continue to rule out spending cuts. the target of the president's rally should be the congressional democrats who want
our government gave the people of america gave the government to the status quo. we are back to where we started in septmber. the president has a huge do over, and it is his obligation to leave history this. republicans have said we are willing to talk about revenue, but democrats have to be serious on spending. so this idea that anne has the upper hand is exactly why a deal is not been done. the deal as on the teeseven deal is only as good a it is for both parties. the agreement is honored in...
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out of this hole and you can't grow your way out of this hole we have testimony from groups all over america for seven or eight months and not one economist said you could grow your way out of this hole with double digit growth for twenty years so either if it people say oh you must be so her children let me tell you going it doesn't pay me at all now i can only tell you that young people like you and my children and grandchildren will be savage by the selfishness of these special interest groups and especially the a.a.r.p. we went to them said surely you can help i mean you know where we're are you well we'll help them down the lick and then we did do show security reform we didn't lose the budget on the backs of poor old cian years or take. ladies in their wheelchairs in room or foot building or break their patients in the hospital good grief the crap you have to go through to listen to these guys whine and so we said we're going to raise the retirement age to sixty eight by the year twenty fifty in the a.a.r.p. how will people ever be able to prepare for that i said i don't know they have
out of this hole and you can't grow your way out of this hole we have testimony from groups all over america for seven or eight months and not one economist said you could grow your way out of this hole with double digit growth for twenty years so either if it people say oh you must be so her children let me tell you going it doesn't pay me at all now i can only tell you that young people like you and my children and grandchildren will be savage by the selfishness of these special interest...
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it is the theme of america. the most enduring theme -- the american dream -- that is predicated on fairness and taking responsibility for each other from one generation to the next. i respectfully request your consideration of the alternative that ranking member levin presented earlier, which said that here is a place where we all agree -- we all agree. there has to be in middle- income tax cut. whatever else we have, we can continue that conversation, but do not hold the middle-income tax cut hostage for tax cuts to high-end that continue to inject uncertainty into the economy, which is not a healthy thing for the economy, businesses, and working families. it is a bill that the cbo says 97% of small businesses will not be effected by. even speaker boehner has conceded that point. people come up with that and say, we cannot get lower taxes. in any event, let's do what we all agree on. let's give middle-class families a break. the difference between our two bills is as follows. this gives a tax cut to those makin
it is the theme of america. the most enduring theme -- the american dream -- that is predicated on fairness and taking responsibility for each other from one generation to the next. i respectfully request your consideration of the alternative that ranking member levin presented earlier, which said that here is a place where we all agree -- we all agree. there has to be in middle- income tax cut. whatever else we have, we can continue that conversation, but do not hold the middle-income tax cut...
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you look at his plan for america, it continues to increase. he cannot continue that. we passed a budget -- twice now -- that would get us on a path to balancing the budget and paying off our debt. we did sell a closing the loopholes. many of the loopholes we believe are appropriate to end by bringing down the rates of taxes by broadening the base so that we can increase revenue and gross out there in the economy. that's the way to get this economy rolling again. >> you believe that it has to be revenue neutral and it can't add anything as the cbo does these projections? >> i'm unaware of any reasonable economist who will tell you that what washington has too little love of money. what we have too much of in washington is spending. there are a lot of things that the federal government is doing for misspending standpoint that just needs to stop. the american people know this. we borrow 40 cents on every $1 spent. you cannot continue that. families cannot do that. businesses cannot do that. governments cannot do that. >> yet, when your party had control of the house and
you look at his plan for america, it continues to increase. he cannot continue that. we passed a budget -- twice now -- that would get us on a path to balancing the budget and paying off our debt. we did sell a closing the loopholes. many of the loopholes we believe are appropriate to end by bringing down the rates of taxes by broadening the base so that we can increase revenue and gross out there in the economy. that's the way to get this economy rolling again. >> you believe that it has...
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to spend on something so investing in america. four years ago the worst financial crisis since the great depression. should we think about spending? absolutely. the tree just fell on our house. first thing you do is get the tree of your calls. the work that would end the depression now. will get the tree of of the house and then we can buy a less-expensive peanut butter. you know what i am saying? >> about the superior brand of peanut butter, one would say -- as we often do in progress of economic world -- talk about this period of shared prosperity. the golden era between the end of world war ii when ronald reagan took office and i was born we had this period of time where income rose in tandem where there was a smaller ceo pay and worker pay where labor unions were strong and trade rules benefited and were conscious of the livelihood of the producers that were being exploited. all of that has changed in a way that has created fundamental economic insecurity for most americans. we now have two parents working and able to create l
to spend on something so investing in america. four years ago the worst financial crisis since the great depression. should we think about spending? absolutely. the tree just fell on our house. first thing you do is get the tree of your calls. the work that would end the depression now. will get the tree of of the house and then we can buy a less-expensive peanut butter. you know what i am saying? >> about the superior brand of peanut butter, one would say -- as we often do in progress of...
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together for your future. ♪ >>> america's in the middle of an energy boom. the u.s. has become the so-called saudi arabia of natural gas, production has soared 56% the price of natural gas has come down, it costs more than half of what it did five years ago. 99% of it went to residential, congre condition assumer use. u.s. trucking firms are looking to push that number higher, why? why does anyone do anything? cost. while we have seen strides in battery -- diesel is costly, prices have dropped down to $2 a gallon back in 2009, but they have doubled since then. a gallon of diesel costs $1.50 and that means the price of a natural gas powered truck can be paid off in a couple of years. >> diesel is king. here at the flying j. truck stop near richard mondmond, virginia. daniel keating has pushed his rig 3.5 million miles. but truckers here don't have to look far to see the future. alone in a corner sits a new liquefied natural gas island. lng as it's called is cheaper, cleaner and supporters say more plentiful than diesel. but there's a problem. say you want too drive a
together for your future. ♪ >>> america's in the middle of an energy boom. the u.s. has become the so-called saudi arabia of natural gas, production has soared 56% the price of natural gas has come down, it costs more than half of what it did five years ago. 99% of it went to residential, congre condition assumer use. u.s. trucking firms are looking to push that number higher, why? why does anyone do anything? cost. while we have seen strides in battery -- diesel is costly, prices...
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this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. to(all) the gulf!ion spot on earth. it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there's world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabulous
this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. to(all) the gulf!ion spot on earth. it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama...
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that's real america, too. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: no, excuse me, calm down, that's "real" america. it's ironic patriotism. >> america has changed a n a lot of ways over 20 years. one of the big changes is that we have a lot more people over the age of 65. and republicans, like democrats, like programs like medicare and social security so when you have a lot more old people, those programs get more expensive and that means that it's hard to keep tax levels exactly where they have been during the bush years. >> stephen: that's fine. but why is this happening publicly. why are people like lindsey graham and saxby chambliss saying this sort of thing in public? is there a new political environment where these congressmen, these senators want to appear reasonable and responsive? >> it's more than just appearing reasonable and responsive. >> stephen: really. can't we just appear in way and then later get what we want. want? there's more than one way to skin a cat here. >> you might be aware that republicans
that's real america, too. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: no, excuse me, calm down, that's "real" america. it's ironic patriotism. >> america has changed a n a lot of ways over 20 years. one of the big changes is that we have a lot more people over the age of 65. and republicans, like democrats, like programs like medicare and social security so when you have a lot more old people, those programs get more expensive and that means that it's hard to keep tax levels exactly...
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deal of disservice, and i like how their owner is, what, we're in favor of spreading guns all across america like they're vitaminningvitamins? you might want to watch ee you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where the entire nation wept for the 20 children whose lives were stolen away. yet another weekend where the country was forced to come to grips with a horrific gun tragedy. today the awful process of burying the child-victims began. snow with aer pozner and jack pinto were buried. last night in an interfaith memorial service for the victims, president obama delivered a touching eulogy, while at the same time saying it is necessary to take a hard look at our current gun laws. >> obama: in the coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professional
deal of disservice, and i like how their owner is, what, we're in favor of spreading guns all across america like they're vitaminningvitamins? you might want to watch ee you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where...
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if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let state if you can go to another state, get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and credit. >> eliot: you used that as a stepping stone to then gay marriage in new york itself. the same thing that you did in new york would happen nationally. the full faith in credit could be a stepping stone to national gay marriage. richard socarides and akhil reed amar. [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ ♪ get to holiday fun faster wit
if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let state if you can go to another state, get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and credit. >> eliot: you...
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this man is destroying low cost energy in america. without low cost energy in america, our country will not have a good foreign policy. we will be a second rate nation. this man is destroying it. neil: i did see out of mitt romney last night, and maybe there is a strategy to this, if your strategy is to lose a debate, i know we succeeded at that. but he did not tackle the president on how important energy was too old our global competitiveness. he touched on it, but i am not besmirching him. he did not drive the point home where that are debt -- it threatens our national security. he touched on it, but not aggressively enough. i'm wondering if that is why folks like him and others say america cannot get the fiscal house in order because they cannot agree what is important. >> i think you are right. i do agree with governor romney's proponents in the debate, as to how you described it, i don't know why you let mr. obama, who is the one wrong here, but he did. >> i think the strategy was to look presidential, not to give in the weeds, s
this man is destroying low cost energy in america. without low cost energy in america, our country will not have a good foreign policy. we will be a second rate nation. this man is destroying it. neil: i did see out of mitt romney last night, and maybe there is a strategy to this, if your strategy is to lose a debate, i know we succeeded at that. but he did not tackle the president on how important energy was too old our global competitiveness. he touched on it, but i am not besmirching him. he...
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and on the right, where they do sacralize america, they can't think about the nuances about how america is not always right, american foreign policy did contribute to 9/11, but you can't say that because people on the right will see that as sacrilege. so they're blind. whereas people on the left have a more nuanced view. so, you know, everything's a rorschach test. as long as there's any ambiguity, one side will see the things that damn it, the other side will see the things that praise it. >> but isn't there reality below that rorschach test? if occupy wall street is saying, "inequality is growing, the american dream, upward mobility is disappearing. 50 million people in poverty," something's wrong with our democratic and capitalist system. >> and i think something is wrong with our democratic and capitalist system. and this is where i think the left has really fallen down in articulating what's wrong. the right has been extremely effective and has funded think tanks that have made the case very powerfully for what's good about capitalism. and they're right. i mean, without capitalism,
and on the right, where they do sacralize america, they can't think about the nuances about how america is not always right, american foreign policy did contribute to 9/11, but you can't say that because people on the right will see that as sacrilege. so they're blind. whereas people on the left have a more nuanced view. so, you know, everything's a rorschach test. as long as there's any ambiguity, one side will see the things that damn it, the other side will see the things that praise it....